The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-21
NASHVILLE, TENN.
THE GRAND JURY's sCATHIRG
REPORT ON
The COunty Asylum-S She National
Guard 20 be ReOrgaDiked-
A Personal Difficulty.
IsPzoIAL TO TIE APPrAL.i


NASHVILLE, TENN, June 20-Tte q
jury, which ended its investigations
Today, presented q scsthipg report on
the county ssylum. Ga this subjsS-,
the report SAys Mr.. Ike Lapier and
his assistants eaem tn exert their ut.
must powers 10 make our asylum
what IL should bs, but unfortunately
our commission ers have failed 10 do
their duty in seeing that proper sub.
jscts should be sdmittsd, aud we now
lind thkt our asylum, instead of being
q refuge for our untortuua,e poor, is Il
PREMIUM FOR IDLENRss AND LlzINEss,
and we fnd grsat number OF in
mates who should not DO there. VIII 0
it is our aim to protect and care for
our poor, it is not our purpose nor ob-
jeCt 10 hsrbor people who arc able to
provide for Themselves We found
among the inmates blind girl vhc,
on the day before our visit, became q
mother, and had been an inmate for
over year, and numerous other
cases having come to our knowl-
edge, we ara compelled to
cali attention to the notorious
lewdness which is carried on there.
We would recommend to your court
that your next grand jury have this
matter brought before them sooner In
their session, so they may be better
able to investigate. Though We made
our visit at the end Of TIE session, we
found
THE INMATES WELL CLOTHED AND FED,
and but little complaint only in rs.
gard to lewdness, and the greatest
that come to our ears was
that two or three of the employees
were accused Of being the father OF a |
blind girls infant; and that certain Of
our county officials made this their
headquarters and our people have TO |
feed them. By county officials we |
mean magistrates.
THE MILITIA.
The following was Issued to-day by |
the Adjutaut General:
Special Order No. IL
A board OF Commissioners, com.
posed OF the folio wing officers. will as.
semble at the Adjutant Generals
office on Monday, June 9th, at 9I
o'clock q M, for the purpose OF draft
ing code of regulations for the |
guidance and government OF the Ma.
tional Guards, State Of Tennessee,
under the existing laws, and further
10 submit such recommendation az In |
their opinion are desirable to simplify |
or improve the present militia statute,
and also 10 pass upon and recon-
mend service uniform for
national guard, State OF Tennessee,
and also further to establish
schedule OF rates and
yearly dues of honorary members
officers will attend in fatigue uniform
With side arms: Col. E G. Currey, as
istant adjutaut general; Capt. Sam r.
)arnes, ChickGsaw Guards; Capt. B.
! billiard, Howard Zouaves; Capt. J.
Il. McEweD, Hermitage Guards; CApt.
". D, Thomas, inspector Of rife prsc.
ice; Capt. Henry Baker, Harding
light Artillery; Capt. Ira O. Witt,
Wits Gatling Gun Battery; Capt. 7.
(. Deffrey, Jr., Memphis Merchant
Ionaves; Capt. William R9yer. Nash.
lille Zluaves.
By order of Commander in Chief,
JAMES P. TAYLOR, Adjt. Gen.
PERSONAL.
Miss Norma Goodman, of Memphis,
s here visiting Miss Susie Bate.
ASSIGNMENT.
Jacob Shasfer & Co., lumber dealers,
made an assignment today for the
,enefit OF their creditors. Liabilities,
25, 600; assets nominal. Tho Ameri-
an National bank il the heaviest
oser.
CUTTING sCRAPR.
Jesse B. johnson, q saloon keeper,
md 8. Lusky, a shoe dealer, had a
Iuarrel over q business transaction
which resulted in fight. johnson
lad knife in his hand, with which
le laid open Lusky's skull, cutting q
rightful cash, The wounded man
vas carried home and johnson was
rrested.
FOUR WHITE HooDLUMs
etident in Hell's Half Acre got into
melee tonight, Three Of them
umped the fourth and beat him pref
y badly. Then the three went into
like McDonald's saloon. While stand
ng there drinking the fourth man put
n an appearance, and started q fusil-
de OF rocks into the saloon, breaking
foe mirror and doing great deal
u other damage. The three tou0hs
'hssed the fourth out into the Thir-
eenth district, where they caught
linn and gave him a horrible beating
With rocks and clubs. They final y
!esisted after nearly killiDg him. As
he affair occurred outside the CITY